ervation, protection; supervision, control, keeping, safe-keeping, care, charge, custody; maintenance, upkeep, support.
conservatism, n. 1. traditionalism, conventionalism, orthodoxness, orthodoxy; preservation of the status quo, resistance to change, die-hardism; conservativeness, moderation, caution, prudence.
2. political conservatism, rightism, reaction, Hunk-erism, Hunkerousness; ultraconservatism, Birchism, Bourbonism.
conservative, adj. 1. opposed to change, diehard, reactionary, ultra-conservative; (all of politics) right-wing, rightist, Birchist, Birchite, Bourbonian, Hunker-ous, Tory, Toryish.
2. cautious, prudent, careful, Inf. go-slow; moderate, temperate, sober, stable, unchanging, Anthropol. Apollonian; unprogressive, old-fashioned, SI. square, SI. straight, traditional, conventional, orthodox, standard; Ivy-league, Inf. button-down; middle-American, middle-class, bourgeois.
3. preservative, conservational, conserving, protective, protecting, saving.
-n. 4. champion of the status quo, Inf. stick-in-the-mud, die-hard, Inf. hardhat; SI. square, SI. straight; political conservative, right-winger, rightist, reactionary, Bircher, Bourbon, Hunker, Tory,
conservator, n. guardian, custodian, keeper, caretaker, janitor, concierge, guard, watchman, warder; superintendent, Inf. super, supervisor, overseer, warden, manager, curator, steward,
conservatory, n. 1. greenhouse, Brit, glasshouse, hothouse; nursery, arboretum, vinery; pleasure-gar-den, pleasure-grove, green court, viridarium; summerhouse, gazebo, pavilion.
2. conservatoire, music school, drama school, school of fine arts; institute, academy; studio, workshop, atelier,
conserve, v. 1. preserve, keep, save, protect, guard, shield; take care of, maintain, keep up, support.
2. save, use sparingly, Inf. go easy on, reserve, set aside, spare, leave alone.
-n. 3. Often
conserves compote, fruit soup; preserves, jam, marmalade, jelly, julep; confiture, confection, comfit, sweetmeat, sugarplum, bonbon,
consider, v. 1. contemplate, weigh, think over, turn over in one's mind, give thought to, mull over; ponder, Archaic, perpend, ruminate, cogitate, meditate on, brood over, muse on; deliberate, reflect upon, revolve, put one's mind to, give one's attention to, pay attention to, study, pore over, examine; chew over, talk over, discuss; envisage, envision, dream of; think about, kick around, tinker with, toy with, flirt with the idea.
2. heed, mark, note, observe; bear in mind, take into account, factor into, take into consideration, keep in view, make allowance for.
3. deem, adjudge, judge, think, believe, hold, opine, suppose; estimate, gauge, appraise, rate.
4. regard, respect, esteem, value, honor,
considerable, adj. 1. sizable, Inf. tidy, Inf. pretty, substantial, appreciable; large, big, great; goodly, tolerable, fair, decent, reasonable.
2. distinguished, noteworthy, respectable, estimable, praiseworthy, remarkable, extraordinary; valuable, important, influential; illustrious, renowned, venerable.
considerate, adj. 1. thoughtful, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, compassionate, tender, sympathetic, patient, forbearing; benevolent, beneficent, charitable, generous, unselfish; aware, sensitive, attentive, mindful, heedful, concerned, solicitous; friendly, neighborly,